Charlemagne & France: A Thousand Years of Mythology

by Robert Morrissey

Book Overview

"Charlemagne, claimed by the Church as a saint, by the French as their greatest king, by the Germans as their compatriot, by the Italians as their emperor, heads all modern histories in one way or another; he is the creator of a new order of things," wrote the historian Sismondi in 1821. In this fascinating book, available for the first time in an English translation, Robert Morrissey explores a millennium's worth of history and myth surrounding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268022771
• ISBN13: 9780268022778
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"